<snip> > > disadvantages: > > > > cannot transfer the zone to another system when backing up zone files > > using dig or nslookup > > You can of course just allow a handful of servers to do transfers, i.e. > off-site DNS backup etc.
of course, how silly of me (tis too early for thinking!) there is an alternative way of doing things, that is to run a "split brain" service, where internal and external views differ which will allow information to be gleamed with ease from inside the network, while restricting the outside world to 1 result per query etc...... regards waz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]